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Reimer Johannsen Safari Magnum Double Square Bridge Mag - 416 Rigby --Near Mint
Guns International #: 101185898 Seller's Inventory #: 19-057
Category: Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Magazine - Rifles - German & Austrian Sporting
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Seller: rcrwin70
Member Since: 9/26/07
First Name: Roger
State: Hawaii
Country: United States
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: cashiers check or money order or pay pal plus 3%
Description:
SOLD ** Reimer Johannsen Safari Magnum Model
DOUBLE SQUARE MAG MAUSER -- 416 RIGBY-
A MASTER German GUNMAKER CUSTOM with QD RECKNAGEL MOUNTS
Planning a dangerous game hunt to Africa? If you want to impress your PH, this rifle will do it – maker, action, and caliber. This is the real deal!
A serious PH (professional hunter) rifle made for Africa by Germany’s premier gunmaker, Reimer Johannsen, known for their great proprietary actions, Balance is amazing!
Introduction:
REIMER JOHANNSEN number #J13497, Meumunster, Germany, 416 Rigby, action machined from a solid bar that includes a fully machined bolt. This is a similar action to the Prectl action used today on Rigby magnum rifles, although Johannsen rifles mill their own actions and are handmade, custom-made individual guns, whereas Rigby’s are mass produced. If you were to compare this rifle with a Rigby, the Rigby has a crude checkering pattern designed for mass production, a poor fit of the barrel channel and the lack of attention to detail, especially plain wood. Steve Barnett of Barnett Fine Guns once told me the best big bore Mauser made today is the German made Reimer Johannsen rifle. In the Reimer Johannsen class, we find Hartmann & Weiss and Waffen Jung, the latter two not imported in the U.S. today. These are the best rifles made in the world and all are made in Germany.
Rifle Description: This is a full & total custom by Reimer Johannsen, with their name and “Made in Germany” engraved on the wall of the receiver bridge, and on the right front bridge, their serial number, “J13497.” Imported by NECG. The 64 cm (25”) barrel has hammer forged rifling and is fitted with an island rear express sight with one standing and two folding leaves marked 75 and 150, inlaid with gold lines, a barrel band sling swivel, a banded front ramp with gold bead and a Holland & Holland fold-up moon sight.
The quick detachable pivot mounts are the famous Recknagel system used now also by Rigby, machined into the double square receiver ring and bridge. Johannsen has been using this system for twenty years. The scope is the high-end Austrian-made Swarovski 1.5 -4.5 x 20 Habicht scope with the duplex reticle. Other metal work includes a Johannsen’s machined deep belly straddle hinged floorplate with a center bow release, a Recknagel 3-position safety, and a Recknagel adjustable trigger.
The select stock was chosen from a dense dark Walnut blank in Reimer Johannsen’s Grade 4 fancy, with a best oil finish resembling the highest grade rifles of Holland & Holland and the like. The actual color is a darker brown than the photos show and there are several areas of weak fiddleback grain that I could not capture in the photos, but which show well in normal daylight. The shape is a pure custom classic with shadow-line cheekpiece, wrap around point pattern checkering, and an ebony forend tip. Furniture includes a steel grip cap with two indexed screws, an inlaid two-screw-tie-down rear sling swivel, and a 3/8” brown Old English recoil pad yielding a LOP of 14 1/2". Weight is 4.58 kg (10.1 lbs.) without scope and 5.12 kg (11.3 lbs.) with.
Reimer Johannsen’s rifles are world renown, designed to handle the harsh environment of the African bush, crafted to the standards of the most discerning hunter, finished to perfection and built to withstand African conditions. Built on what is arguably the best large magnum length Mauser Magnum action ever made, Johannsen’s time-tested Double Square Bridge Magnum 98. The action has been hand honed and the bolt lugs lapped for silky-smooth operation…It includes a claw extractor, a Rechnagel 3-position safety (i.e. Winchester Model 70) and the bolt handle is slightly curved toward the shooter and terminates with a smooth round ball (as preferred by PHs) for an easy grasp.
Condition: The original blue remains at 100%. The original stock finish at 99.9%. The checkering is at 100%. The bore is new. This is a serious Big Game rifle by one of the greatest rifle makers, who has given it 100% attention to detail and built it to go the distance with a Magnum Action that has no apologies.
The MSRP for the current Safari Magnum model in 416 Rigby with upgrade Rechangel trigger, safety, and scope rings is 22,950 Euros or $25,933. Add for the scope and the total package would cost over $27,000.00
Priced here to sell at $18,500.
SOLD